Reading Quiz Which statement would the authors of both essays (Point and Counterpoint) passages most likely agree with?
A. Americans are more frequently viewing a darker side of society since the rise in popularity of reality TV.
B. Most of the appeal of reality TV comes from Americans being hooked on cheap thrills.
C. Critics are having a difficult time deciding which shows count as reality TV and which ones do not.
D. More people are exploring their artistio talents after being inspired by what they see on reality TV shows.

Which work would represent a change to the artistic medium of this original work?

The courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: a: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money b: the speaker places a high value on the item c: the speaker never wears the brooch d: the speaker feels it could be easily replaced

Which two sentences in this excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflect the author's belief that russia's rising middle class was unable to express genuine emotion?